Xiao Jietian gently took Ya Fei's hand and pulled her to his side.
He then began to treat her wounds with a gentle touch.
Ya Fei also leaned softly against Xiao Jietian.
Finally, Qing Lin, pouting with a wronged expression and covering her behind, followed Little Doctor Immortal back to the pavilion.
Xiao Jietian sent out a wisp of Wood Attribute Dou Qi to help her recover.
"You just spoil her," Little Doctor Immortal said, taking a sip of the tea Xiao Jietian had poured for her and giving him a helpless look.
"Of course, I spoil all of you a lot."
Qing Lin obediently came behind Xiao Jietian and began massaging him.
Hearing this, Little Doctor Immortal and Ya Fei both smiled. They naturally knew that Xiao Jietian doted on everyone equally and showed no favoritism.
After chatting with the three women for a while, he motioned for them to continue their training, then left the Eternal Heaven World.
He arrived once more at the private training ground of the Yunlan Sect Master's main hall, where Yun Yun was instructing Nalan Yanran.
"What a coincidence. Wherever I go, there's someone training."
Xiao Jietian felt speechless.
Sword energy crisscrossed the training ground. Yun Yun's figure was light and graceful, each sword swing seemingly imbued with the spiritual essence of clouds and mist.
Behind her, Nalan Yanran diligently followed her movements, striving for precision with every strike.
"Extreme Wind: Meteor Slash."
A voice rang out as Nalan Yanran placed two fingers by the hilt of her sword and thrust it forward. A slender beam of light shot from the sword, striking the ground with immense power.
"Boom!"
The training ground immediately erupted with smoke.
Once the smoke cleared, fine cracks appeared in the bluestone slabs of the ground.
This move performed by Nalan Yanran looked impressive, but a glance at the ground revealed the truth.
All smoke, no damage.
"Extreme Wind: Scraping Sand?"
A remark suddenly slipped from Xiao Jietian's mouth.
Xiao Jietian felt the soft flesh at his waist being pinched, and a cold voice sounded.
"What did you say?"
Xiao Jietian reached out and grabbed Yun Yun's hand, freeing his soft flesh from her wicked jade grasp.
"I said this move is good, very powerful and impressive."
Nalan Yanran naturally heard Xiao Jietian's words. Veins faintly bulged on the hand holding her sword in anger, her face filled with gnashing teeth.
"Xiao—Xiao Jietian, I challenge you to a duel!"
Nalan Yanran's exasperated voice came from the training ground.
"Call me Master's Husband. A girl shouldn't always be talking about duels; it's too violent. Learn more from your teacher."
"You're still no match for me."
"Ah, ah, ah! I'm going to slash you to death!"
Nalan Yanran grew even angrier, feeling her chest almost bursting with frustration.
She raised her sword and activated her movement technique, aiming a strike at Xiao Jietian.
She had covered less than half the distance when a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky.
Nalan Yanran could only dodge to the side.
As more and more lightning bolts rained down, Nalan Yanran was forced to dodge continuously, even being driven back to the center of the training ground.
"Dodge faster. If you get hit, your hair will be a mess. Just thinking about it makes me laugh."
Xiao Jietian's voice reached Nalan Yanran's ears. Nalan Yanran grew even more furious. Imagining herself in such a state, and if word got out, how could she face anyone? She'd probably want to crawl into any crack in the ground.
"Is your Wind Attribute just for show? Do you only know the agile and swift aspects of wind? What about wind's formlessness, its changeability, its controllability?"
"Wind is formless and changeable. You can manipulate two or even multiple winds to form convection currents. The Wind Attribute can also be seen as a Water Attribute, or even superior."
"You can even use the pulling force of the Wind Attribute to alter part of the lightning's trajectory."
Nalan Yanran froze upon hearing Xiao Jietian's words, and Xiao Jietian ceased the lightning strikes.
"It seems Yanran will gain a lot from this."
"That's because you're not strict enough. A doting mother spoils her child. Moreover, she has always seen you as the most important person in her heart, so everything about her is imitating you. Those who learn from me live, those who imitate me die."
"If she wants to grow, she must forge her own path."
About ten minutes later, Nalan Yanran's aura changed. Her entire spirit and energy had transformed significantly, indicating she had understood her own shortcomings.
"Yanran thanks Master's Husband for his guidance."
Nalan Yanran bowed slightly to Xiao Jietian.
"Mhm, don't let Yun'er's high regard for you go to waste."
Xiao Jietian waved his hand, picked up Yun Yun who was nearby, and disappeared from the training ground.
Nalan Yanran watched Xiao Jietian's departing back, her heart filled with a sense of urgency. Xiao Jietian was terrifyingly strong in her perception, and his younger brother, Xiao Yan, wouldn't be far behind. Moreover, she heard he had already recovered his former talent more than two years ago.
She collected her thoughts and began to continuously brandish her sword, sometimes agile, sometimes fierce. Occasionally, dull thuds could be heard from the space in front of her.
...
"Yun'er, I'm taking you to a place to meet some people."
Xiao Jietian returned to Yun Yun's room with her in his arms and said.
"Ya Fei? Little Doctor Immortal? Qing Lin?"
Yun Yun narrowed her eyes slightly, a dangerous glint flashing within. She opened her mouth and bit down fiercely on Xiao Jietian's shoulder.
Xiao Jietian didn't push her away, letting her vent.
Once she let go, her lips were stained with a hint of crimson. Xiao Jietian gently wiped the blood from her lips.
"This is punishment for your philandering. I know with your personality, it's impossible for you to abandon them for me. If you did abandon them, I would be even more afraid, because if you could abandon them, it means you might abandon me in the future too."
Yun Yun gently caressed the wound on Xiao Jietian's shoulder, helping to soothe it.
"Yun'er, you're so wonderful. Having you is my greatest fortune. All of you are my wings; not a single one can be missing."
"My possessiveness is very strong. You are already mine, and I won't allow you to leave me."
"Enough with the sweet talk. I want to see how beautiful those vixens are that they managed to enchant you."
Yun Yun said 'fiercely'.
Xiao Jietian waved his hand, taking Yun Yun to the Eternal Heaven World.
He also briefly introduced the Eternal Heaven World to Yun Yun.
Little Doctor Immortal and the others were currently playing and chatting in the lakeside pavilion.
Xiao Jietian briefly introduced both parties, earning him furious eye-rolls from the three women, then led Yun Yun to the lakeside pavilion.
Xiao Jietian scratched his head in confusion. He naturally understood the gentle temperaments of Little Doctor Immortal and the others, as well as Ya Fei's emotional nature.
But Yun Yun, who had just been 'fiercely' threatening to teach him a lesson, was now all smiles and getting along with them.
Xiao Jietian was instantly dumbfounded. Was this the composure of a Sect Master?
Seeing them getting along so harmoniously, Xiao Jietian let out a sigh of relief. He had been worried that if a 'Shura field' conflict erupted, he would have a headache.
"What are you still standing there for? Can't you see us sisters need a private chat? Hurry up and leave."
Yun Yun said to Xiao Jietian with a straight face.
The others also nodded in agreement.
Xiao Jietian feigned an annoyed expression, then turned and left the pavilion.
But his face was full of smiles; at least he wouldn't be 'dismembered'.
Indeed, one must pay more respects to Brother Cheng. Although Brother Cheng failed, his heroic spirit protects all those with aspirations.
After leaving, Xiao Jietian went to the training room and sat cross-legged to cultivate.
While cultivating, he was startled awake by a chill down his spine. He sensed around but found nothing amiss. His soul probed towards the lakeside pavilion, found them still chatting, then withdrew.
Unbeknownst to him, the chill was because the four women had already united. Dissatisfied with his philandering, they had begun plotting various schemes.
That day, they all wandered around the Eternal Heaven World together, and that night, the four of them stayed together, already calling each other sisters. As for a certain someone, he had long been forgotten.
After finishing his cultivation, Xiao Jietian routinely fed his little pets, then fell into a light sleep.